In his scathing review of The Outsiders, Francis Ford Coppola's adaptation of S.E. Hinton's best-selling novel, New York Times critic Vincent Canby described the movie as "a melodramatic kidfilm with the narrative complexity of 'The Three Bears' and a high body count," and likens it to West Side Story "with no dancing or singing." While not by any means West Side Story Jr., the new musical version of The Outsiders, w…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 04:05AM on April 12, 2024